My second art work is inspired by Hokusai. His most famous work and one of the most recognizable works of Japanese art in the world is "The Wave". Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji including the famous Great Wave off Kanagawa. It was published in the 1830s in the late Edo period as the first print in Hokusai's series of the mountain.
The image depicts an enormous wave threatening boats off the coast of the town of Kanagawa.
The composition includes three main elements: the sea whipped up by a storm, three boats, and a mountain. It includes the signature in the upper left-hand corner.
The mountain with a snow-capped peak is Mount Fuji. The mountain is considered sacred and a symbol of national identity and beauty in Japan.
In the scene, there are three oshiokuri-bune, fast boats that are used to transport live fish. Using the boats as a reference, we can approximate count the size of the wave: the boat was generally between 12 and 15 meters long, the wave must be between 10 and 12 meters tall.
You might not know but "The Great Wave" is a business move. Hokusa makes portrait prints, easily mass-produced and sold at cheap prices of Mount Fuji- the highest mountain in Japan. The tourism to Japan later blossomed, the prints enjoyed a resurgence as part of a booming industry for souvenirs, especially if they depicted its magnificent mountain.
The main inspiration of my work is crashing waves of emotions in our heart.
